| Slant Magazine | |
|---|---|
| URL | www.slantmagazine.com |
| Type of site | Film and Music webzine |
| Registration | No |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Current status | Active |
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, DVDs and TV shows, as well as interviews with actors, directors and musicians. Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. An online magazine is a Magazine that is delivered in an electronic form In the Philosophy of language, a natural language (or ordinary language) is a Language that is spoken or written in phonemic-alphabetic or phonemically-related Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Roger Ebert has called co-publisher and film editor Ed Gonzalez a "critic I admire" because of his "forcible writing style. Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. "[1] The site, launched in 2001, frequently covers film festivals like the New York Film Festival. A film festival is the presentation or showcasing of Films in one or more Movie theaters or screening venues The New York Film Festival is the one of the most important film festivals in the United States first held in 1963 in New York.
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Style & Attitude
Slant's music section originally focused very heavily on pop music[2] but in recent years more indie-oriented music, including country, has been heavily reviewed on the site. [3]
Both the film and music sections are very vocal about their contempt for Hilary Duff. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter [4]
Since the Iraq War began, the editorial content has gotten more political, but the focus remains on entertainment. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign [5]
Slant in the Media
In a recent article, The New York Times called Slant "a repository of passionate and often prickly pop-cultural analysis. "[6] Slant's reviews have often been the source of debate and discourse online and in the media: Ed Gonzalez's review of Kevin Gage's 2005 film Chaos sparked some debate when Roger Ebert quoted Gonzalez in review of the film in the Chicago Sun-Times[7]; The New York Press quoted another Slant writer, Keith Uhlich, in a review of the Michael Bay film The Island[8]; and Gonzalez, who writes regularly for The Village Voice film section, was recently praised by former Voice critic Nathan Lee for his attention to politics and pop culture in a lively and interesting way. Chaos is a 2005 movie about the rape and murder of two teenagers Roger Joseph Ebert (iːbɝt born June 18, 1942) is an American film critic and Screenwriter. The Chicago Sun-Times is an American daily Newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. New York Press is a free Alternative weekly in New York City. Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. The Island is a 2005 Science fiction Film directed by Michael Bay and starring Ewan McGregor and Scarlett Johansson This article is about a New York newspaper For the Ottawa Hills Ohio magazine see The Village Voice of Ottawa Hills. [9]
Rating system
Slant employs two different rating systems:
- Films and television programs are rated using the traditional 4-star system.
- Albums and DVDs are rated using a 5-star system.
References
- ^ Slant Magazine media kit.
- ^ Wayback Machine: Slant Magazine (January 27, 2002)
- ^ Slant Magazine: Music Current Section
- ^ Hilary Duff in Slant Magazine
- ^ Slant Magazine: "Barack Obama: A Story of Race and Politics"
- ^ The New York Times: "Say 'Brian De Palma.' Let the Fighting Start."
- ^ Chicago Sun-Times: "Chaos" Review
- ^ New York Press: "Supersonic Strap-On"
- ^ Rotten Tomatoes: Meet a Critic: Nathan Lee Weighs in on Leaving the Village Voice, Why Critics are Ineffective, and What's Next
External links
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